Sociological Studies of Youth Journal
Volume:3 Issue: 8, 2013

The purpose of the present research is to determine whether there are sexual taboos among young people age from 15 to 30 residing in Tehran and to investigate the factors affecting this social issue. This research attempts to answer three questions and to obtain the empirical support for 8 main hypotheses. In this study، the target population is all the young people residing in Tehran age from 15 to 30 years old. In order to calculate the appropriate sample size، Cochran’s formula was used and the sample size of 640 (n=640) was obtained. During the cluster sampling 640 Questionnaires were distributed. The questionnaires were prepared based on Likert scale to investigate the existence of sexual taboos among the adolescents and young adults in Tehran and to measure the different political، social، and cultural factors that impose restriction on disclosure of sexual subjects. In order to test the hypotheses، t test، Pearson test، Analysis of variance and regression analysis were used. The results show that there are sexual taboos among the young people in Tehran and there are social، political and cultural factors predicting these sexual taboos. The main factor that restricts the disclosure of sexual subject is the cultural factor. 1)There is a significant positive correlation between the magnitude of cultural and social beliefs about restricting the disclosure of sexual subjects and the magnitude of sexual taboos. 2)There is no significant correlation between the political factors that restrict the disclosure of sexual subjects and sexual taboos. 3)There is a significant difference between men and women about the magnitude of sexual taboos. There are empirical evidences that women report stronger beliefs about sexual taboos. 4)There is no correlation between sexual taboos and the education level of the young people. 5)There is no correlation between sexual taboos and the occupation of the young people. 6)There is a negative correlation between sexual taboos and the age of the participants. The older they get، the less they report sexual taboos and vice versa.

Beggary is to beg others for money just to make a living which has been a way of life for some people throughout history. This way of life conventionally believed to be ugly and socially abnormal behavior. Hence، the main objective in this research was to find out the roots of the tendency toward resorting to beggary among socially vulnerable groups and then communicate the findings to the governmental organizations for making policies aimed at reducing the number of beggars on the streets. Field survey research is the method employed in this research. Data is collected through a researcher made questionnaire completed by beggars in the city of GonbadeKavus who composed the statistical population in this research. Findings show that variables such as age، marital status، size of household، place of birth، family health and planning، poor economy، and type of friends have statistically significant correlation (r=. 724. Based on the obtained correlation coefficient، these variables together explained (52. 4) percent of variation in the dependent variable of beggary.

In this research، we attempt to analyze the degree of social alienation and also the social factors which affect on social alienation of young people. The statistical society of this research includes twenty up to thirty year- old young people of Yasouj. 360 young people about twenty up to thirty years- old were selected based on sex and stratified sampling and examined through questionnaire. This is a quantitative research in respect of sort and an applicable one in respect of purpose. Descriptive statistics، and inferential statistics were used for analyzing data. The finding of the research showed that there is a correlation between independent variables (social confidence- public religions tendency- the degree of social congruence and the degree of life satisfaction) and dependant variable (i. e social alienation) and the strongest correlation is related to social confidence.

This study studies the role of hidden curriculum on educational function of students in 2011-2012. It also studies the hidden curriculum (social setting) on educational function among high- school students in Nayshabour. This research is descriptive and inferential. It also uses Halpean craft questionnaire and the validity shows 88%. 290 students were selected. Social settings of high schools includes the relationship of staffs and principles with students. The relationship of teachers with students and the students with each other results are as follows: The social settings of special schools (Nemoneh Shahed) 1- The state schools are different from close-open social settings. 2- The social settings of Nemoneh schools are more open than state ones. 3- The social settings of girls schools are more open than boys ones. 4- The open social settings (21%) explains educational function of students. 5- If the social settings close more، the educational functions will reduce.

Social capital results from shaping and establishment of values، norms، traditions، conventions and rules in self realization manner and in the context of social interactions and it produces hypothesis in different fields such as empathy، cooperation، humanism، loyalty and conscience in people’s social lives. The relationship between social capital and citizenship behavior is explored in this paper. The population (239 employees) includes all employees of Welfare Organization of North Khorasan in (2012) including officially employed، employed by contract، and other forms of employment. Sampling was performed randomly based on different fitted classifications and 142 employees were selected out of the population. The method of the study is descriptive with correlation. Data is collected using two questionnaires: Social Capital Questionnaire and Standard Organizational Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire (Organ and Farh). Data was analyzed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Mono Lateral Variance Analysis. The data analysis was performed in descriptive and inferential levels. The results show that there is a relationship between social capital and organizational citizenship behavior and all parameters of social capital (hierarchy، togetherness، trust، interpersonal relations and social cohesion) are directly related with organizational citizenship behavior. In addition، the result of Mono Lateral Variance Analysis shows that organizational citizenship behavior is not significantly related with employment type، experience، age group and gender and it is only related with education level.

The present study attempts to examine the factors contributing to modernism of the youth in Shoshtar city. In the research the degree of modernism and the relationship between education، job status، the use of mass media، social and economic status and the degree of faith were evaluated. The data were collected through a questionnaire. The population was all the youth in Shoshtar 400 people were selected as the participants in the study. Validity of the material was formal. Coronbach index was employed for the data. Findings from the study indicated that the degree of modernism of 1% percent of the participants was low، 83/5% average and the other 15/5 % is high. There wasn''t a significant difference between men and woman (married and single) and the degree of modernism in Shoshtar. Variables such as social contribution، employment. Social-economic، standing played the major role in defining modernism. Among independent variable، mass media of 15/3 % has the most effect on the explanation.

This research studies the social problems and its effective factors through documentary and second analysis on the researches done on social problems. The results show that more than 1041979 men (41876 women) were in prisons. More than 392279 ones between 30-39 were the largest groups in prison-due to transportation of drugs. And addiction in the second group. Their level of education suicide among men is 12/53 and women 3/22. (The highest rate is among 18-24 of age. Men 24%، women 16%) among 15-34 aged people. The rate is 30% and among 35+ is 20% and 17- is 17%. A comparative study shows that the factors involved in social problems are poverty. Unemployment، family and economic problems. The youth in the study feels hopeless، depress، addicted، failure، emotional and sinful.

Ties and social bonds are considered as social capital and assets of the person and the person can be accessed at these links from the resources and support has great importance in sociology. The overall goal of this research was to study social networks and social ties of women and their husbands, living in Babol. Types of social networks(formal relationships, informal relationships) and the structure of social networks(range, density, hierarchy, distance, power link) as dependent variables and gender(women and husbands) as independent variables are involved in the study. The Methodology is Survey and Sampling, is snowball. The sample included 270 person(135 couples). Based on the findings, the types of social network of married men and women,, has no significant difference, and men and then women in formal and informal relationships have the same membership. The preference of official relations, primarily with family and friends of the couple they have relationship with their colleagues, but no relationship with neighbors and the results are not significantly different between women and their husbands. The structure of social network of married men and women, havent significant differences with each other.